Faced with a dilemma in having to choose between a healthy grandchild and a daughter-in-law, she could only look at her husband who had been sitting there in silence.
“We’re fine with everything else, but we can’t accept the fact that she is infertile. Xavier, there are plenty of women out there that are much better than she is. If you really like her, you should…”
His father was interrupted by his mother who smacked him on the arm and motioned at him to stop. Realizing he had gone overboard, he cleared his throat and quickly changed his choice of words, “I-I mean, you should bring her home so we can meet her and get to know her better! Marriage is a very important thing, after all!”
“So you don’t agree to us getting married, then?”
Xavier was running out of patience at that point. He had expected some resistance from his parents because of Hannah’s infertility and was prepared to talk things out with them, but they were a lot more stubborn than he had thought.
“It’s not that we don’t agree to it…”
Noticing his opportunity, Xavier quickly took advantage of the loophole in his father’s statement and said, “That means you agree to it, then. Very well, she’ll be interviewing me in my office tomorrow. If all goes well, we should be able to get our marriage certificates then. If you two would like to meet her, tomorrow would be the best time to. Anyway, I’ve still got some stuff to take care of at work, so I’ll be on my way now. Call me if you guys need anything, okay?”
With that, he grabbed his coat on the sofa and left the house without even looking back. It wasn’t until his car had disappeared in the distance that his parents realized what had happened. “Damn it! That little sh*t played us both!” his father exclaimed helplessly.
“Hannah,” Natasha called out to her after making all the necessary preparations to have her meet Fabian’s contact. I sure hope this will cheer her up and give her some confidence! It pains me to see her all depressed like this…
Hannah looked up at her and asked, “Hmm? What is it?”
“Well, you see… My brother has a colleague in Chanaea who seems pretty capable… I figured he should be able to help you out, so I told him about your situation, and he is willing to lend us a hand. I’m sorry I told him without asking you for permission first… You wouldn’t mind, would you?” Natasha said after giving it some thought. She had actually come up with her lines beforehand, so she didn’t have problems reciting them.
Hannah took a deep breath and shook her head as she knew Natasha was only doing it out of concern for her.
“Of course not, Natasha! I know you meant well, so there’s no way I’d mind!” Hannah said with the sweetest smile she could muster despite the bitterness in her heart. I’d better pull myself together or I might actually collapse… As for that person Natasha mentioned… Well, I don’t mean to underestimate her connections or anything, but I would probably be a little more convinced about his abilities if we were in Remdik… After all, how many people could she possibly know here in Chanaea? I bet she’s gone through a whole lot of trouble just to find this guy…
“Here, this is the information we have on him. I think he has what it takes to help you out, Hannah. On top of that, he’s a friend of my brother, so I’m sure he’ll be willing to lend us a hand! While we don’t know for sure if it’ll work out, having his help is still better than having none at all, right?” Natasha tried to convince her further when she saw the look of doubt on Hannah’s face and knew she didn’t dare place much hope in it for fear of disappointment.
Hannah nodded in agreement. Natasha is right! In order to find out the truth behind my mom’s death, I’ll have to make use of every resource I have available! Regardless of whether it works out or not, she did put in a lot of effort for my sake, so I can’t be disappointing her now!
